Biography

I build my work from observation and a desire to illustrate the human condition in portraiture and figurative painting. Silence speaks loudest in the slight turn of the head, a fleeting glance, a rounded back, slumping shoulders. I've explored different styles and different ways to use color, and being an artist has allowed me to develop many different voices. Using black and white and limited color palettes (whether those palettes are muted or bold) has become the most powerful way I have to speak in my paintings. I love the variations of tone and intensity that I can achieve with simple black paint, and although I'm not a photographer, my love of black and white photography is an inspiration to paint portraits and small, minimalist drawings the way that I do. I also love bold swathes of color and abstracted forms and designs. It is so important to me that I not ignore inspiration or ideas that don't exactly "fit" with my current work. Creativity pulls me in many different directions, and whether I am painting the human figure or a still life, I want to see, and I want the viewer to see those subjects in a different way.
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Kevin Macpherson: "FASO is the way to go."

"Clint Watson has made it very easy for artists to bring their work to the public.
Obviously the internet is an important marketing component for the artist.
For a luddite like me FASO is the way to go.
There is always a support team available, we get to talk to real people to solve our web site needs.
I don't have the skills or time to develop a website. I should paint not spend time on a computer."

John Burton: "I feel bad for all the artists not using FASO"

"A website is one of the most valuable tools to market paintings for artists of our time.
I recommend FASO to every artist who is still struggling with all the difficulties in creating and maintaining their website.
FASO is so well designed it will show your paintings professionally while still being extremely user friendly.
I feel bad for all the artists not using FASO yet."

Laura Robb: "My Art Career is Growing by Leaps and Bounds"

"My art career has really been growing by leaps and bounds since I've been doing more with the website.
So thanks for dragging me into the high tech world kicking and screaming. Now all I need is a secretary"